Press Release Body = Naperville, IL -- In light of the criticisms of Joint ChiefsChairman Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH)president Peter LaBarbera called on the media to be neutral.

LaBarbera called on the media to not take sides in the culture war overhomosexuality, and to cover what he called the gay movement's "CSI" strategy ofCensoring, Smearing, and Intimidating critics.

"Gen. Pace gave voice to historic Judeo-Christian beliefs when he said that bothhomosexual acts and adultery are immoral, yet instantly he was accused of blindprejudice and called a homophobe," LaBarbera said.

"The same activists who denounce name-calling against homosexuals were quick todemonize Gen. Pace -- equating his sincere religious beliefs with hate, prejudiceand fear," he said. "Worse, the homosexual lobby is honing its strategy of trying tosilence conservatives like Ann Coulter and Dr. Dobson by lobbying the media to dropthem as contributors."

The media -- who despise censorship -- should hold gay leaders accountable fortrying to silence critics, and more accurately cover the growing clash betweenreligious freedom and gay rights, according to LaBarbera.

Recent victims of homosexual intolerance:

Gen. Pace: Diversity magazine blasted Pace as a "homophobe." The homosexual groupHuman Rights Campaign (HRC) assailed his "blind prejudice." Does criticizinghistorically sinful behavior mean that you "fear" homosexuals or make you a bigot?

Dr. James Dobson: After Dobson criticized homosexual parenting in a Time guestcolumn, GLAAD urged gays to write and ask Time to deny Dobson a platform to spread"misinformation." Usually groups criticize their foes' arguments; GLAAD seeks tosilence them altogether.

Matt Barber: Now with CWA, in 2005 Barber was fired from his management position atAllstate Corporation after writing an online article against "gay marriage" -- onhis own time.